Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quizzes

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?
1965

1980

1970

1975
2 Who is the author of the novel?
R.K. Narayan

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Rabindranath Tagore

Amitav Ghosh
3 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Naranappa

Praneshacharya

Garuda

Chandri
4 What happens at the beginning of the novel?
Garuda attacks Lakshmana

Naranappa dies

Chandri falls in love with Praneshacharya

Belli's parents die
5 Where is the novel set?
Bombay

Calcutta

Durvasapura

New Dehli
6 What is the highest caste in Hinduism?
Brahmin

Shudras

Vaishyas

Kshatriyas
7 What was the novel adapted into?
An opera

A play

A film

A video game
8 What does the community fall into discord over?
Garuda's inheritance

Naranappa's funeral rites

Shripati's parentage

Chandri's jewelry
9 Who is feuding with Lakshmana?
Dasacharya

Praneshacharya

Garuda

Belli
10 What are people not allowed to do until Naranappa's body has been cremated?
Eat a meal

Sing

Dance

Go for a walk
11 What does Chandri offer as payment for the funeral rites?
Her hand in marriage

Cash

Her jewelry

Fine silk
12 Who is the spiritual leader of the community?
Dasacharya

Naranappa

Praneshacharya

Garuda
13 Which of the following things was Naranappa NOT criticized for?
Eating meat

Marrying another Brahmin

Fishing in the temple pond

Drinking alcohol
14 Who did Naranappa leave his wife for?
Chandri

Padmatavi

It is unknown

Belli
15 What religion is the caste system associated with?
Christianity

Hinduism

Judaism

Islam
16 When did the caste system begin to fall out of favor?
The 2000s

The 2010s

The 1990s

The 1950s
17 What film movement did the film adaptation of Samskara start?
Poetic Realism

Parallel Cinema

The New Hollywood Movement

New Wave Cinema
18 What is the genre of the book?
Naturalist fiction

Religious fiction

High fantasy

Science fiction
19 Who directed the film adaptation of the book?
Wes Anderson

Barry Jenkins

Martin Scorsese

Pattabhirama Reddy
20 What is the name of Praneshacharya's wife?
Bhagirathi

Belli

Chandri

Padmatavi
21 What was Praneshacharya's last conversation with Naranappa like?
Formal

Bittersweet

Heated and unpleasant

Warm and friendly
22 Who continually asks about being able to eat?
Dasacharya

Garuda

Belli

Lakshmana
23 Who is Shripati sleeping with?
Putta

Padmatavi

Garuda

Belli
24 What country does the novel take place in?
Yemen

India

Israel

Bangladesh
25 How does Naranappa treat Brahmin customs before he dies?
Disrespectfully

Indifferently

Acceptably

Honorably

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